E.C.B. Cuts Interest Rates Again, With an Uncertain Path Ahead

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  ECB cuts interest rate to 2.5%

  Rate-setters shift tone, suggesting possible pause to reductions in borrowing costs
  
  Financial Times - 4h

• How fast will the ECB cut interest rates?

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  Financial Times - 4d
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  ECB cuts rates again and warns trade war fears are hurting Europe’s economy

  Quarter-point cut to deposit rate, to 2.5%, comes as Trump prepares to impose tariffs on EU exports to US. Business live – latest updates The European Central Bank has cut interest rates ...
  
  The Guardian - 3h

• Morgan Stanley now expects the ECB to cut on Thursday and again in April

  Morgan Stanley says it now expects the European Central Bank to cut interest rates in April as it, like the market, expects a rate cut at Thursday’s meeting.
  
  MarketWatch - 2d

• ECB faces risk of ‘sleepwalking’ into too many rate cuts, says top official

  Rate-setters need to stand ready to pause further monetary easing, Belgian central bank governor says
  
  Financial Times - Feb. 24

• Euro zone inflation dips to 2.4% in February as ECB bets point to sixth rate cut

  Economists surveyed by Reuters had been expecting inflation to ease to 2.3% in February.
  
  CNBC - 3d

• 2-year Treasury yield slides as tariff worries linger, ECB cuts rates

  Yields on U.S. government debt were mixed Thursday morning as the impact of tariffs weighed on broader sentiment, data showed weekly jobless claims receding from a three-month high, and the ...
  
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• ECB delivers another rate cut, but economists see little room for more easing

  The European Central Bank cut interest rates by a quarter-point Thursday, responding to signs of deteriorating activity and weakening inflation despite bond-market turmoil over plans for a splurge ...
  
  MarketWatch - 3h
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  Interest Rate Cuts on Hold Till Inflation Improves, Fed Meeting Minutes Show

  Officials are debating when to restart interest rate cuts, as high prices linger and Trump’s policies add to economic uncertainty.
  
  The New York Times - Feb. 20

• Turkey cuts interest rates to 42.5% after inflation falls to 2-year low

  Borrowing costs reduced for third month running after price rises ease to below 40% for first time since June 2023
  
  Financial Times - 5h

• European Central Bank cuts rates again, says policy is becoming 'meaningfully less restrictive'

  The ECB cut interest rates by 25 basis points and struck a more hawkish tone in its communication.
  
  CNBC - 4h
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  House Rules Committee advances budget resolution as path forward remains uncertain

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  With the Fed expected to hold rates steady in March, experts predict what could happen with CD stable this spring.
  
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• Will HELOC interest rates keep falling this March?

  HELOC interest rates dropped in both January and February, but will that trend continue this March?
  
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  CNBC - 6d

• Home Depot says high interest rates are hampering home-remodeling plans

  “There’s just no denying the deferral that we’re still seeing,” said Billy Bastek, Home Depot’s executive vice president of merchandising.
  
  MarketWatch - Feb. 25

• Key Interest Rate Falls as Worries About the Economy Rise

  Investors’ increasingly gloomy sentiment about economic growth appears to be driving down the 10-year Treasury yield.
  
  The New York Times - 2d

• Inflation and interest rates tracker: see how your country compares

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  Financial Times - 5h
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  Trump and Zelensky must put national interests ahead of emotion

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  The Hill - 2h

• Stock investors stopped freaking out over interest rates. Now this threat is re-emerging.

  Investors appear to be doing a lot less hand-wringing over higher interest rates lately, but plenty of market risks are still coming up on the horizon.
  
  MarketWatch - Feb. 23

• Fed’s Barkin says interest rates may have to rise to combat inflation headwinds

  Barkin said he understands that the fight against inflation has been long, but that “it is critical that we remain steadfast.”
  
  MarketWatch - Feb. 25

• No ‘golden age’ is coming. Trump’s tariffs will hit Americans with higher interest rates and more inflation.

  Protectionism won’t make us rich — especially if tariffs launch a trade war.
  
  MarketWatch - Feb. 25

• The Fed’s favorite tool to track inflation unlikely to offer ammo for reducing U.S. interest rates

  The latest look at U.S. inflation is unlikely to ease the worries on Wall Street, but it probably won’t add to the jitters.
  
  MarketWatch - Feb. 27

• Fed’s Williams signals he’s content to hold interest rates steady at March meeting

  U.S. interest-rate policy is in a good place and there is no need “to change it right away,” New York Fed President John Williams said on Tuesday.
  
  MarketWatch - 1d

• Weekly mortgage demand surges 20% higher, after interest rates drop to the lowest since last year

  Mortgage demand rallied last week after interest rates dropped to the lowest level since December 2024.
  
  CNBC - 1d
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  Weekly mortgage demand increases 20% after interest rates drop to lowest since last year

  A sharp drop in mortgage interest rates finally lit a fire under loan demand.
  
  NBC News - 1d

• Fed’s Schmid warns against rate cuts in response to weaker outlook

  Schmid, a voting member of the Fed’s interest-rate committee this year, pointed to two lasting lessons from history.
  
  MarketWatch - Feb. 27

• Turkish inflation falls below 40% to set up further rate cuts

  Central bank expected to reduce interest rates by 250 basis points when it meets on Thursday
  
  Financial Times - 3d
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  Inflation eases to 2.4% in Europe, supporting likely central bank rate cut

  Inflation in Europe eased to 2.4% in February, supporting the case for another interest rate cut from the European Central Bank but leaving open how far the central bank will go in lowering ...
  
  ABC News - 3d

• Trump wants a $5 million ‘gold card’ path to citizenship to cut U.S. debt. Here are the obstacles he’ll face.

  President Donald Trump has proposed a new “Trump gold card” program that would provide foreign investors who put up at least $5 million with U.S. residency and a path to citizenship — but the plan ...
  
  MarketWatch - Feb. 26
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  ‘Our neighbours are daring to choose fascism again’: Germany’s election leaves many fearing what lies ahead

  A high-stakes campaign defined by anti-migration rhetoric has stoked fear instead of discussion of pressing structural problems. Flanked by market stalls selling everything from Turkish borëk ...
  
  The Guardian - Feb. 21

• Bank of Korea slashes rates to lowest since August 2022 on economic worries, cuts growth forecast

  The Bank of Korea cut rates to 2.75% from 3%, in line with expectations from economists polled by Reuters, trimming rates for the third time in four meetings.
  
  CNBC - Feb. 25

• European Central Bank to make 'last easy rate cut' as tariffs, higher fiscal spending loom

  Disagreement among policymakers may be set to increase as the neutral rate swims into view.
  
  CNBC - 1d

• Ukraine’s uncertain future on the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion

  G7 nations gather to discuss an end to the conflict, French and UK leaders meet Trump and Hollywood hosts the Oscars
  
  Financial Times - Feb. 23
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  Small Business Owners Express a More Uncertain Outlook

  The National Federation of Independent Business report for January recorded its third highest level of uncertainty, as its index leaped 14 points due to worries about taxes, trade wars, and untamed ...
  
  Inc. - Feb. 26
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  Lynch addresses Juszczyk's uncertain future with 49ers

  49ers general manager John Lynch addressed veteran fullback Kyle Juszczyk's uncertain future with San Francisco.
  
  Yahoo Sports - Feb. 27
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  Deutsche Bank clashed with ECB over bad loan losses

  Top regulator was concerned about German lender’s credit risk management
  
  Financial Times - 3d

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